{"id":538,"date":"2010-05-14T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediaforsocialchange.wordpress.com\/2010\/05\/14\/popping-a-squat-latrine-constructing-a-latrine-for-kids-in-rural-uganda"},"modified":"2016-07-24T21:52:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T21:52:56","slug":"popping-a-squat-constructing-a-latrine-for-kids-in-rural-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jplarroque.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/14\/popping-a-squat-constructing-a-latrine-for-kids-in-rural-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Popping a Squat: Constructing a Latrine for Kids in Rural Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/4aLVwXvZ1A-DoGmJrBH19DRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-mKB01S-iI\/AAAAAAAAAsM\/Km_IeFmvDJM\/s400\/Students%20looking%20in%20Pit%20Latrine%20Hole%20copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Times,&amp;;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">It probably wasn&#8217;t the safest idea to dig a deep hole in the middle of a school and not take any precautionary steps to safeguard it from children falling in. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s the first stage in the construction of a new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unep.or.jp\/Ietc\/Publications\/TechPublications\/TechPub-15\/2-4\/4-1-1.asp\">VIP latrine<\/a> at the school where I worked at in Uganda. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Times,&amp;;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11415634\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"School Toilet Project Uganda\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After the new toilets were built, speculation arose amongst the student body over who would inaugurate the facilities first.\u00a0 This documentary captures the excitement as the events unfold.\u00a0 On the day of the grand opening the students put on a show for the community. The program was filled with music, dance, and drama with a health and sanitation theme. <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"height: 339px;\" width=\"590\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/aKpl8YxKg3PUq9cj_ldGhTRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-nGmvc_ARI\/AAAAAAAAAuU\/AJy2pgd8nVw\/s400\/Latrine%20Plan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uUs5isd1vEc&amp;feature=related\">the porta-potty<\/a> you remember from summer camp.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a ten-stalled waste management system that will cater to over 1,000 school children and teachers daily for the next five years. I drew up this blueprint in case the need arises for you to build one of these structures at your own home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/kPQPkTbPTlFG7FX9lzYq8jRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-m2mTO25fI\/AAAAAAAAAtU\/frQzRuyWLiM\/s288\/PA310078.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/DgNbYkCGW5Et9n5KlQ1zKTRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-m2kYV-_PI\/AAAAAAAAAtQ\/GAzbsGfF0BI\/s144\/PA310074.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/My41cpN2sCBP9HX3dJY6iTRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-m2jWE_wII\/AAAAAAAAAtw\/lYggFNLWdY0\/s144\/PA310072.JPG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>My small friend gave me a tour of the existing school latrine.\u00a0 It had been built eight years ago and all the traffic it&#8217;s received has left the stalls messy.\u00a0 It was clearly operating beyond capacity.\u00a0 The pit had already filled up a year ago and the teachers would get sticks to compress the fecal matter back into the hole.\u00a0 It was time for a new toilet.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 356px;\" width=\"641\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/aUHvHTpXMdSYH3QCb4fwkA?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-ngOGiY3NI\/AAAAAAAAAvQ\/RfTj-3q7vrI\/s288\/IMG_2342.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a>Here&#8217;s a picture from the new long-drop.\u00a0 It&#8217;s clean and inviting.\u00a0 If something falls down that hole it will take a few moments before you hear the reassuring thump that it&#8217;s hit the bottom.<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 380px;\" width=\"637\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/lrAiMpKLR_rHp2QSqF4EKDRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-ngMHzGfrI\/AAAAAAAAAug\/pQiIv_CCJ0I\/s400\/IMG_2337.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The new toilets were built in the shade of an old tree.\u00a0 The students found it to be an idyllic place to study and relax between classes.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 355px;\" width=\"837\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/MEUCqWpHhZYwFztJTfbq6DRlBpewc_UNZyg-vwaYqp0?feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_1TlEAO6LHJc\/S-m2iiFiMhI\/AAAAAAAAAtI\/-j-FIGwMUiU\/s400\/PA310070.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>These girls are on their lunch break.\u00a0 There&#8217;s probably bananas in those little red pales.\u00a0 Since the construction of the new latrine, there has been a marked improvement in the school&#8217;s overall cleanliness.\u00a0 The girls can enjoy what they eat on the campus and stay healthy and happy.<\/p>\n<p>The latrines were built with a small projects assistance grant from the Peace Corps and USAID.\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to know more about the specifications of the latrine and the background of the community where it was built, you can read <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/Doc?docid=0AXf_RRSY0eP8ZGYzZ3dja3FfNGhkc3B6N2c0&amp;hl=en\">the original proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There has also been a push recently to introduce <a href=\"http:\/\/www.irc.nl\/page\/22831\">composting toilets<\/a> in the developing world.\u00a0 The waste is collected and used as fertilizer in gardens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It probably wasn&#8217;t the safest idea to dig a deep hole in the middle of a school and not take any precautionary steps to safeguard it from children falling in. Nevertheless, it&#8217;s the first stage in the construction of a new VIP latrine at the school where I worked at in Uganda. 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